The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-18

would throw the glare of . red danger sig
nal on the track. The night however
was foggy, and the engineer of the fas
J freight must have failed to see the signal
Supt. Parsons thought the accident would
have been a very ordinary one had not the
stove in the sleeper upset That caused
the destruction of the sleeper, two coaches
and baggage car, and In the main va.
doubtless she cause of the loss of life.
Coroner Iestherman, Mr.. Parsons said
reached the scene from Valparaiso about
11:50 a. m, and after viewing the debris
and making some inquiries had found il
necessary 10 60 10 Huntington in search OF
witnesses. The wounded, Mr.. Parsons ex-
| planned, had been taken there as early as
possible, and the passengers who were an
hurt, to the number OF twenty-five, had
been forwarded 10 sheir destiR atiens with
ont delay.
TIKI KNOWN DEAD AND INJURED.
So far rs can be learned the following
persons Loot their lives:
DIR. Edward Perry, of North Jsdson,
auditor of Stark county.
Mrs. DR.. Edward Perry.
Ada Grace Perry.
Charles Miller, Of Dlndee, Ill.
Lena Miller.
Minnie Miller.
An unknown Irish lady, burned beyond
recognition.
An unknown man of large build and
clean shaver.
The fatally injured are:
Herman Miller, Of Dundee.
An unknown man, who has left for his
home.
The rest of the wounded left Kouts early
this morning and their names San not be
learned.
AN AWFUL KXPRRIHNCk.
In the little sitting room of the cottage
which serves as hotel in this town, two of
the wounded survivors of the accident still
remained late this afternoon. Herman
Miller, Bohemian boy, on his way from
Sundee, ILL.,, to the old country, is stretched
on the one lounge in the low, dark room.
His head is fearfully battered and his right
leg fractured. The other wounded man is
Joseph McCool, a bartender of Boston,
who, had he not been a passenger on the
fated train, would have been welcomed in
Chicago by his relatives, whom he has
no, seen for years. His injuries are for the
most part internal, and are not so severe
but that his recovery is possible. He was
able TO tell of the awful occurrence as fol-
lows: al was in the passenger coach which
was the next to the last car in the train.
lust before midnight went into the smok-
er, which was just ahead of our car, and
chatted for an hour, and came back to the
coach with a young man, who sat down
near me. That is the last I've seen or ex-
pect to see of the poor fellow. Just as
had stretched myself out to 90 to sleep, and
most before closed my eyes, there was an
awful crash, which, God help NE, never
want to hear again. | could feel
myself thrown violently toward the
top of the car, and then / became
iIsensible. On the way up l realized that
all was confusion in the car, that canes,
values and rods of iron we're in the air
about me. / must have regaiued con-
seriousness in very short time, for when |
awoke all was darkness in the car, and
horrible shrieks and piercing wsils of
agonv almost deafened my ears. In the
bed of the car furthest from me the stove
was overturned and the flames were Just
starting to spread with magic rapidity
There was some sort of new gas lamp in
the car with reservoirs reaching from one
to the other. The flames leaped up the
sides, and in less time than can tell it the
gas was burning the whole length of the
coach over our heads. Twas wedged in be- |
tween two seats, where | could not move a
limb of ny body, and there watched the
FIRE slowly creep upon me. 1t was
a terrible sight. In the end of the coach |
near the 6Ie could see lady caught be-
tween the seats as was. The fire slowly |
erept across the car; she was soon en-
veloped in flames, and then in agony she
burned before my eyes. Just across from
my seat noticed soon before the accident
a father, his wife and daughter. / saw
them, also, crushed together and burned.
Just as the flames we're blszing foot or
two away from me man pulled me into
the isle and said, 'Come to the window"
He must have mistaken me for some one
Else, for the moment he had looked closely
at my face he dropped me and hurried
through The window with an exclamation
IF evident disappointment. / then pain
ully crsvled after him in safety"